Current Affairs 13th March 2019

Dipa Karmakar Selected as Barbie Role Model — Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar was selected as Barbie role model and was presented with a one-of-akind doll by Barbie as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary.

Google Celebrated 30 years of World Wide Web with Doodle — Google on March 12 celebrated 30 years of the World Wide Web (WWW) with a doodle. On 12th March, 1989, British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee while working at European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Switzerland, CERN, submitted a proposal for an information sharing system that would become the WWW.

Facebook Launched Facebook Hubs to Aid Start Ups — Facebook launched ‘Facebook Hubs’ at 20 locations in India to support the start-up ecosystem in the country. These hubs will help foster innovation and support for the community by hosting mentor hours and training, workshops, roundtable discussions.